Hachette UK
Resourcing and Capacity Manager
Job Location
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Who we are and what we do
Hachette Learning is the home of accessible, future-proofed educational resources where we put students, teachers and parents at the heart of everything we do. Our goal is to help every teacher and learner across the globe to succeed by creating and delivering high-quality content and support.
Hachette Learning is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.
What you'll be doing
The job holder will lead a team of editorial staff managing in-house projects as a key part of the Product Delivery team, supporting the Division in the delivery of the product roadmap. The job holder will manage the recruitment, training, resourcing and career development of a team of Editorial Project Managers, and is responsible for ensuring effective, streamlined processes are used throughout.
This role will be the departmental point of contact for all resource requests and will determine in-house or out-of-house route. They will manage the division's in-house capacity, allocating new projects to the in-house team, and create and implement processes to support effective resource management.
The role is responsible for managing workload and performance to deliver agreed content on schedule, within budget and to appropriate quality.
Who we are looking for
The ideal candidate will be an experienced line manager who has managed large teams of editors. They will have managed a variety of complex print and digital products from manuscript to publication, ideally in educational publishing or related field. They will have excellent project management skills, and have extensive experience managing budgets and suppliers.
We are looking for someone who has strong capacity management skills, able to resource and oversee multiple products through to publication. They will have proven process improvement skills and have experience in implementing new processes.
What we offer
Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:
The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.
Our commitment
Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.
If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.
The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org
Location: London, GB
Posted Date: 12/14/2024
Hachette Learning is the home of accessible, future-proofed educational resources where we put students, teachers and parents at the heart of everything we do. Our goal is to help every teacher and learner across the globe to succeed by creating and delivering high-quality content and support.
Hachette Learning is a division of Hachette, one of the largest publishing groups in the UK, with 12 publishing divisions and over 60 imprints. Everyone here is proud to be in the business of opening doors and minds.
What you'll be doing
The job holder will lead a team of editorial staff managing in-house projects as a key part of the Product Delivery team, supporting the Division in the delivery of the product roadmap. The job holder will manage the recruitment, training, resourcing and career development of a team of Editorial Project Managers, and is responsible for ensuring effective, streamlined processes are used throughout.
This role will be the departmental point of contact for all resource requests and will determine in-house or out-of-house route. They will manage the division's in-house capacity, allocating new projects to the in-house team, and create and implement processes to support effective resource management.
The role is responsible for managing workload and performance to deliver agreed content on schedule, within budget and to appropriate quality.
Who we are looking for
The ideal candidate will be an experienced line manager who has managed large teams of editors. They will have managed a variety of complex print and digital products from manuscript to publication, ideally in educational publishing or related field. They will have excellent project management skills, and have extensive experience managing budgets and suppliers.
We are looking for someone who has strong capacity management skills, able to resource and oversee multiple products through to publication. They will have proven process improvement skills and have experience in implementing new processes.
What we offer
Our staff are our greatest asset, and our benefits reflect this:
- 28 annual leave days per year, increases to 29 days after 2 years' service and goes up to 30 days after 5 years' (+ bank holidays)
- Private medical insurance
- Generous pension schemes
- Rent deposit loans
- 2 community days per year
- Summer hours (finishing at 1pm on Fridays during the summer months)
- Retail discounts through Hachette rewards
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye care vouchers
- Wide-ranging training library
- Development programmes (including mentoring)
- Up to 70% off book purchases
- A charity bookshelf
- 12 Staff-led employee networks that are voluntary, including Gender Balance, Thrive, Pride, All Together, Wellbeing and religious networks
- Season ticket loans
- And much more!
The role will be based at our London or Sheffield office, with a blend of in-office (3 days) and homeworking (2 days) per week.
Our commitment
Hachette employs people on the basis of their abilities. We aim to attract and develop talent from a base as broad as the world of readers we want to reach, with a wide and representative range of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional and cultural backgrounds.
If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.
The Book Trade Charity offers financial support to people looking to enter the book trade but who may struggle to afford the costs of attending interviews and undertaking junior roles. For more information visit www.booktradeentrysupport.org
Location: London, GB
Posted Date: 12/14/2024
Contact Information
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